Display rack



E. ALLEN. DISPLAY RACK.

' APPLXCATION FILED JULY I6, 1921- l 1,41 1,554. Patented p 4, 1922.

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DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION Fl'LED JULY I6. 1921.

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1,41 1,554. Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EREARD ALLEN, or narrow, 01110, iissieno-R TO THE DAYTON DISPLAY FIXTURECOMPANY, or DAYTQN, 031:0, A CORPORATION or 0310.

DISPLAY RACK.

Application filed July 16,

To (all whom it may concern:

Be known that 1 ERHARD ALLEN, a citizen of the United States, residingat. Dayton in the countyof Montgomery and State of @hio have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Display Backs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a display rack thatmaybe readily taken apart for shipment in a small space,

user.

()ther important and incidental objects will be brought out in thefollowing specification and particularly set forth in. the

I subjoined 1 claims. y

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a front View of the displayrack, the right half being in assembly and the left half showing themeans forattaching the braces to the upright members. Figure 2 is an endView oi the assembled rack, showing one tray in place. Figure 3 is adetail end view, showing a tray on one side inplace. Figure 4t is aplanView of the same.

ing how the cross strips are riveted thereto. Figurefi is a. crosssection taken onthe line 6-;6 of Figure 41-, showing the brace andFigure? is an end view of one bottom side oi the raclr, showing themeans for holding the entire frame in alinement after the cross bracesare fastened to the upright members by the win nuts. And Figure 8 is atop plan view thereof. I

.Throughout the specification and drawings similar reference charactersdenote corresponding parts.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the numerals 1, 1 designate tworunners respectively. each of which is supported by tworollers 2, 2.Each runner is constructed of two angle irons between the ends oi whoseupturned fiangesare; bolted the ends of an arch-shaped supporting member3.x lrovided in the front top portion oi. each arch shaped member 3, aretwo hoolzshaped notches 4-, 4-, while inthe rea-rto-p portion of eacharch shaped member 3 are two hoole shaped notches 5 5 that are inclinedin the opposite direction. (See Figures 2 and 7).

Adapted to be supported upon each side of the display rack, by thenotched arch shaped members 3, 3, a combined box and basket holder (3.The latter preferably com- Specifioationof Letters Patent.

1921. Serial No. 485,183.

prises a rectangular frame divided into box and basket receiving spacesby pairs of transverse members. 7, 7 connected between the longitudinalsidemembers 8, 8 of said frame. The transverse members 7 7 that fit overthe arch shaped members 3, 3 are disposed suflicient distance apart byspacers 9, 9 to straddle said arch shaped members. Referring to Figure8, each spacer is a cylindrical piece of metal that is turned down atits middle part to enter a notchprovided to receive it in an arch shapedmember 8. Accordinglmwhen it is desirechfor example, to mount one of thecombination boX and basket holders upon the front portion oi? the rack,theholder is brought .to a position-to permit the reduced-middleportionsiof its spacers 9, 9 to enter the notches t, 4 respectively ineach arch shaped member 3, by which it will be supportedi-n an inclinedposition, as shown in F igure 4.

' lVhen the combination box. and basket holders are secured as abovedescribed, upon the arch-shaped members 1 3. 3, they-serve to hold thelatter inalinement. 'Yl hen it is. desired to remove the box and baskethold ers to conservespa-ce in shipping the display rack, it is'onlynecessary to withdraw the reduced middle portions of the spacers 9, 9from the notchesthat received-hem in the arch shaped members 8,whereupon the holder may be easily lifted from the rack.

Straddling the middle portions of the upturned flanges of the angleironsforming each. runner 1, are the lower ends of a pair of verticallydisposed channel members 10. 10. A short distance above each arch shapedmember 3, there is connected between each pair of channel members 10,1.0, by a long bolt '11, apair of transverse bars 12, 12, whose outerends incline. downwardly as shown in Figures 2 and 3. Connected be-- issecured between the channel members 10,

10. (See Figures 3, 4i and A. tray 16 is adapted tobe supported upon theinclined portionsofthe bars 12 oneach side of the channel members 10,the bars 14; acting as braces forthe bars 12 to assist them.insupporting the weight of the trays. (See Figure For the purpose offirmly holding a tray Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

1-6 upon the bars 12, there are. riveted to the bottom 17 of each tray16 two pairs of cross strips 18, 18 having downwardly turned outer ends19. The cross strips 18,18 of each pair are spaced a sufficientdistance, apart a. d they are so located on the bottom 17 o a tray 16,as to Straddle the inclined portions of the bars 12. when the tray isset upon them as shown in Figure 3. When mounted on said bars, thedownwardlturned ends- 19 of the cross strips 18 will bear againsttransverse locking pins 20 in the outerends of the bars 12 to preventthe tray from slipping off the rack. (See Figures 3 and 4). The tray maybe easily lifted from the bars 12 to conserve space in shipping thedisplay rack, and may be readily replaced thereon when the rack isamembled by'the user.

For the purpose of bracing the two pairs of channelmembers 10, 10, thatthey may be maintained in vertical alinement when the rack is assembled,the following me e are provided. Referring to Figures 1 an] 6, thenumerals 21', 21 designate two bracing members that are connected attheir middle a in these ends the long portions in scissor fashion by apivot pin 22. @Each bracing member 21 has ends 23, 23 that are turned inthe same direction as the channel members '10, 10. Through holesthreaded ends of the bolts 11, and the long threaded ends of similarbolts 11 in the channel members. 10.

10"below the first bolts 11, are. adapted tov pass Against nuts 24which, with the heads ofthe bolts'll, the channel members 10. 10arefirmly held together, the ends "23 of the bracingmembers 21 areadapted to be tightly pressed by wing nuts 25 or other suitablefastening elements on said bolts. When the ends 23' of the bracingmembers21 are so connected to the channel members 10, 10, they firmlymaintain the two pairs of the latter in alinement. By removing the wingnuts 25, the bracing members 21, 21 may be easily disconnected from thechannel members 10, 10 to conserve space in the shipmentof the displayrack.

Upon bars 12 secured to the channel members 10 above the first bars 12,trays 26 are mounted similarly to the trays 16. (See Any number of trays\Vhen it is desired to ship the display rank, the trays are lifted fromthe bars 12 in the manner-hereinbefore described, after 1 which the boxand basket holders 1 are re moved and the'bracing members 21, 21detached fromthechannel members 10. The various detached members of thedisplay rack may now be placed together for shi ment in less than halfthe space thatwourd be occu ied by the rack in its assembled state. lponits arrival at destinatiomthe user may readily assemble it in a shorttime.

I do not wish to be limited to the details of construction andarrangement herein shown and described, and any changes or modificationsmay be made therein within the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a display rack, the combination with a pair of horizontal basemembers, of a standard projecting. upwardly from each base member, ahorizontal bar secured. to each standard, a receptacle mounted on saidbars on each side of the standards, a transyeise locking element carriedby the outer end of each horizontal bar, and means on the bottom of saidreceptacle. adapted to fit over said horizontal barsbetween thestandards and the locking elements, for the purpose'specified.

2. In a display rack, the combinationv with a pair of horizontal basemembers. of. a standard projecting upwardly from each base member, ahorizontal bar secured to each standard. a receptacle mounted on saidbars on each side of said standards. a transverse pin carried by theouter end of each horizontal bar, a pair of cross pieces secured to thebottom of said receptacle, to straddle a respective horizontal bar, andturneddown outer ends on said cross pieces adapt ed to engage saidtransverse pins, for the purpose specified.

3. In a display rack, the combination with a pair of" horizontal basemembers, of a standard projecting, upwardly from each base member. ahorizontal bar secured to each standard. a receptacle mounted on saidbars on each side of said standards, a box holder removably connectedbetween the lower ends of saidstandards, and removable bracing membersremovably connected be tween the side portions of said standards toco-operate with the box holder in maintainin; said standards inalinement. 4. In a display rack, the combination with a pair-ofhorizontal base members. of a pair of channel members projecting; u-p-'wardly from each base member, a horizontal bardisposed between saidchannel members. a bolt having an elongated threaded end passing throughsaid channel members and the horizontal bar. a receptacle mount-- ed onsaid bans on each side of said standards, a bracing member through ahole in one end of which thethreaded end of said bolt projects. and athreaded element adapted to press the end of said bracing member towardthe channel members, for the purpose specified,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of July.1921.

ERHARD ALLEN.

Vitness HOWARD S. SMITH.

